3/28/2023 0 Comments Poducer thorbergFor example, women having children out of wedlock were often forced to “carry the child out” or risk the penalty, and in the story of outlaws Fjalla Eyvindur and Halla, a mother, after singing her child the most beautiful lullaby, throws the toddler into a waterfall rather than having it fall into enemy hands. “But these murders weren’t committed out of hate, on the contrary. A gruesome way to go for a vulnerable small being. It deals with the archaic Icelandic transgression of mothers leaving their newborn children out in the unforgiving wilderness, to succumb to the elements. The title track itself, “Móðurástin” (Mother’s love) undoubtedly tells the most morbid story of them all. Hreggur tells the tale of the grim end sailors often met in the rough north Atlantic ocean around Iceland, and unfortunately still occasionally do. But the individual’s life doesn’t always prevail. The mind’s own abyss, the longing for summer during the dead of winter and its eventual return in spring, and mostly the tough fight for survival far up here in the frozen north. Lyrically the album touches on a few subject that somehow all seem to connect. Katla is all about creating an atmosphere rather than just blunt metal force. Using (mostly) clean vocals instead of the typical metal screams adds another layer of melancholy to the music. Although being a multi-instrumentalist, Einar mainly composes on a guitar, with me throwing in a few ideas, but even so we tried not to have the music too guitar riff-driven, not letting one instrument taking over. We feel we’ve succeeded in giving each song its own character whilst at the same time maintaining an overall inter-connectivity. Going back to our black metalish roots for a couple of songs was something that came to us naturally while still maintaining a catchy rock ‘n’ roll feeling with an overall doomy atmosphere. ![]() ![]() Björnsson of epic electro duo Legend) while still drawing from the atmospheric metal/rock foundations we have built over the last two decades. We were very conscious though of giving Katla its own sound and style, experimenting with new things like retro 80’s synths and even edm/idm soundscapes (largely thanks to our producer Halldór Á. Móðurástin is a culmination of all that Einar and I have done before in various bands. “ Móðurástin, or (the) Mother’s Love might be a strange title for a metal album, but what is stronger than a mother’s love? Nothing. Read his description while you listen to the album now. Guðmundsson provided Decibel with a lengthy explanation of Katla and Móðurástin. On new album Móðurástin, out October 27 through Prophecy Productions, ex-Sólstafir drummer/visual artist Guðmundur Óli Pálmason and Einar Thorberg Guðmundsson (Fortíð, Potentiam) combine forces for something that is dark, atmospheric, sometimes crushingly heavy and sometimes almost pop-sounding in its construction. These rumours got them to Stockholm some weeks later to play at “Mosebakke”, one of Sweden's most well-reputed scenes, at Cornelis Vreeswijk's birthday concert.Īs a guitarist he has worked with Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer, Sergio Mendes, Etta Cameron, Sanne Salomonsen, Sebastian, Povl Dissing Alberte Winding, Josefine Cronholm, and many many others.If hook-laden, melodic metal is your thing, then Katla are your new favorite band. ![]() In summer 2001 the duo Rasmussen played at “Västervik Festivalen”, Sweden's biggest singer/songwriter festival and was reviewed by Swedish Radio: “The indisputable climax of the festival”. ![]() In February 2001 he gave concerts at the jazz club “The Loft” in Beijing, China, with Hugo Rasmussen and swedish lap-steel guitarist Gustaf Ljunggreen. His latest work, a CD with updated Danish songs from middle-age until the present, will be released in fall 2001.Īpart from producing the CD, he is the arranger of the symphony orchestra and the rhythm-group. That also received tremendous reviews.Īlongside with his carreer as a singer and guitarist, he has produced and arranged for artists like Povl Dissing, Alberte Winding, Kaya Brüel and others. In April 2001 he released “Keep the light in your eyes” with the Danish double-bass icon Hugo Rasmussen (Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Harry “Sweets” Edison) and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was educated at the Royal Danish Music Academy in Copenhagen and has been working professionally since age 13. Following a year in New Orleans, the family moved to Denmark. Jens Lysdal, singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and producer, was born in Sweden 1960 by danish parents.
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